LaDonna Hughley: Who Is D. L. Hughley's Wife?

Publish date: 2024-03-19

LaDonna Hughley is the wife of professional actor, comedian, producer, screenwriter, and radio personality Darryl Lynn Hughley also known as D. L. Hughley. D. L. Hughley has been active in the entertainment industry for more than 30 years. He is one of the most successful comedians. He has made a name for himself in stand-up comedy, tv shows, and movies.

LaDonna Hughley: Bio Summary

Who Is D. L. Hughley’s Wife, LaDonna?

Ladonna Yvonne Murphy was born on 2 May 1962, making her 61 years old as of 2023. She was born and raised in West Hills, California. She is the daughter of Kenneth Ray Murphy and Annie Marie Murphy, an electronic instructor who retired as a registered nurse. She has a sister who is called Lisa Murphy Oates.

LaDonna Hughley holds an American nationality and belongs to the African-American ethnicity. She reportedly traces her maternal roots to Jamaica. She is said to have attended a local high school in West Hills, California and later she studied social work at California State University.

LaDonna Hughley served as a producer in Colored My Mind (2013). She appeared as herself in Colored My Mind and Black Love (2017). She has been married to D.L. Hughley since February 22, 1986. They met each other at a telephone company and soon began dating before they eventually got married.

They have three children, Tyler Whitney Hughley, Ryan Nicole Hughley, and Kyle Aaris Hughley. Ryan Nicole was born in 1987. She is a food blogger, writer, and food journalist. She is the founder of Brown Sugar and Bourbon. Kyle Aaris was born in 1988. He was diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome as a child.

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Tyler Hughley was born in 1991. She is a DJ, and music producer. She is a lesbian. LaDonna Hughley and her husband D. L. Hughley have a beautiful family. LaDonna has been a very supportive wife. It has been 37 years since LaDonna and D. L. Hughley walked down the aisle. Despite some challenges that they’ve been through, they are still together. She has stood by her husband’s side through thick and thin.

LaDonna’s Husband Cheated On Her

LaDonna Hughley got cheated on. Her husband D. L. Hughley confessed to cheating on his wife. “I don’t pretend as if they didn’t happen,” he said candidly. “I’ve cheated. I’ve been, you know, hard to deal with. I’ve said mean things; I’ve done mean things. I’ve never been physically abusive, but I would say I’ve been emotionally and spiritually abusive.”

D. L. Hughley mentioned that he had thought that cheating was what people did. He ended up impregnating his mistress who gave birth to their son. The child was killed when he was just nine months old by DL’s mistress’ boyfriend. The child who was an infant was shaken to death by the mistress’ boyfriend. D. L. Hughley explained:

‘So I had knocked this chick up and she had the baby and the baby got killed by her boyfriend. So, it was a horrible, horrible experience. I had this baby I’m paying for. I’m a boy. I’m scared. I’m married.’

‘I’m just starting out my career, and I get a call from my boy and he said, ‘Your son is in the hospital,’ and I go – So I go to the hospital, and this boy was lying in the bed and apparently her boyfriend had shaken him and damaged his brain.’

It was difficult but eventually, D. L. Hughley told his wife LaDonna Hughley, and was surprised at her reaction. He said: “I knew that one day I would be man enough to tell my woman what happened,” he said. Finally, one day, I tell my wife. You know what she said to me? ‘I wish you would’ve told me and we could’ve went through this together.’

LaDonna Hughley went ahead to help her husband’s mistress who came back asking for money. “Years later, the girl — it jammed her up too like it did me,” D. L. Hughley said. “She started asking for money. She needed some money, and I told her my wife would have to take care of it, because I couldn’t.”

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“So, she and my wife started talking and my wife started giving her money,” he said. “The condition was that she could never ask me and my wife to take care of her, so my wife took it from my allowance that I’ve never gotten back. So, I don’t know if she’s still giving it to her or not,” he said. “But I know that I don’t get that money anymore, and I can’t go, ‘Are you still?…’ I can’t do that.“

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